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Venue and how to get there

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Sea World Resort & Conference Centre

Sea World Drive, Main Beach, QLD, 4217
Tel: +61 7 5591 0000

Sea World Resort & Conference Centre is located between the Gold Coast’s spectacular Broadwater and the Pacific Ocean, nestled in tropical gardens with sparkling water and mountain views. The property includes entertainment and dining facilities.

How to get here

Getting to the Gold Coast couldn’t be easier, situated in South-East Queensland the Gold Coast is serviced by two major international airports and has effortless road access from Queensland’s capital, Brisbane.

From Gold Coast Airport

The Gold Coast Airport is at the centre of Australia’s favourite beach holiday destination, the Gold Coast. The airport is situated 25 kilometres south of the tourist hub of Surfers Paradise/Broadbeach and just 5 minutes from Coolangatta. Gold Coast Airport is also the gateway to the Tweed Region of Northern New South Wales featuring Byron Bay - located under an hour away by car. Gold Coast Airport operates on Australian Eastern Standard Time year round.

Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle

Whether you’re travelling alone or with friends and family, Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle will get you from door to door. The Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle services from Tweed Heads in the south through to Runaway Bay in the north.

For reservations or enquiries call 1300 655 655
between 7:00am and 7:00pm or visit Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle for more information.

Buses, Trains and Trams

TransLink’s integrated network on the Gold Coast includes the G:Link trams, Surfside Buslines and Queensland Rail.

Routes 777 and 760 depart from the airport with various stops:

Route 777 is a limited stop service, taking you to Broadbeach South tram station, where you can transfer on platform to the G:Link for Surfers Paradise, Southport or other bus routes. Route 777 runs every 15 minutes from 7:00am to 7:00pm, seven days a week.

Surfside also operates buses to Kingscliff and Pottsville from Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah.
Visit surfside.com.au for more information.

Trains

There are frequent trains from Brisbane Central to Varsity Lakes Train Station with connections to Surfside Bus 760 then stops at Gold Coast Airport.

Visit translink.com.au or call 13 12 30 for more information or to plan your journey.

Taxi

The taxi rank is conveniently located at the front of the terminal.

Car Rental

The Car Rental desks are located opposite the arrivals area.

From Brisbane Airport

Brisbane Airport operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week and has two major terminals servicing 30 airlines flying to 79 destinations. Brisbane Airport is a suburb in its own right, the largest airport in Australia by land size (2,700 hectares), the third busiest capital city airport in Australia by aircraft movements (217,436 for the 2016 financial year) and the third largest airport in Australia by passenger numbers with more than·22.5 million passengers travelling through the airport in the 2016 financial year.

Taxi

Taxi ranks are conveniently located at both the International and Domestic Terminals.

At the Domestic Terminal: the taxi rank is located centrally in front of the terminal.At the International Terminal: the taxi rank is located at the northern end of Arrivals on Level 2.

Train

Airtrain is the fastest, easiest and most cost-effective way to Brisbane city, the Gold Coast and suburbs from Brisbane Airport. Travelling to Brisbane City is just 20 minutes and kids travel free (when accompanied by an adult)*

Airtrain is stress-free with the ability to travel with your go card, buy a ticket at the station or prebook online at www.airtrain.com.au.

Airtrain provides additional services including Airtrain Connect, a premium Train & Transfer service providing direct and seamless transfers for customers travelling between Brisbane Airport and your Gold Coast accommodation. This includes a train to the Gold Coast and a chauffeur to your accommodation.

Airtrain departs every 15 minutes during peak hours and runs between the following times:

Weekdays: 5.04am - 10:04pmWeekends: 6:04am - 10:04pm

Airtrain also offers transfers between the Domestic and International Terminals for $5 per person.For the full Airtrain schedule and fare details please see www.airtrain.com.au.

Bus

Con-x-ion Airport Transfers meet every flight arriving into Brisbane Airport seven days a week, offering one way or return 'door-to-door' coach services from the Airport to/from Brisbane city, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.

Passengers can book transfers at the Con-X-ion customer service counter on Level 2 of the International Terminal and at the Con-X-ion kerbside booth at the Domestic Terminal.

In addition to scheduled services, Con-x-ion also provides private bus charters on request.

Con-x-ion Airport Transfers provides services to the Gold Coast, door-to-door from Sanctuary Cove to Coolangatta, east of the Pacific Highway.